Show DN: Designing my (Gay) Wedding (medium.com)
almost 9 years ago from Sean McBride, Product Designer and Engineer
almost 9 years ago from Sean McBride, Product Designer and Engineer
Surely saying you're designing a 'gay' wedding is just as derogatory as the people you campaign against? Food for thought.
Don't see how its derogatory in any way, given that it is a wedding where two gay dudes are getting married –thus, it's a gay wedding.
I don't see it as derogatory, but in my opinion they're not getting "gay married", they're getting "married".
I believe the same, but the fact that they're gay is influencing the design, so I think it's relevant that they mention it.
Interesting take. Whatever makes everybody happy is cool with me :)
Cool invites.
Thanks Ivan and Michael. Either way, I don't mind the terminology. I think a wedding is a wedding regardless of the sex of those getting married. However, same-sex marriage is still not legal everywhere, so I think it merits calling out. Plus it makes for a much catchier title. :)
I'm honestly not sure how to interpret this comment. Who are "the people I campaign against"?
I said "gay" in parenthesis because I don't think it should matter what sex the people getting married are, but I know that other people will see it as something unique (seeing as how same-sex marriage is recently legal in CA and many other places in the US), so I wanted to call it out anyway.
Also, the headline "Designing my Wedding" is a lot less attention-grabbing than "Designing my (Gay) Wedding". :)
Also, the headline "Designing my Wedding" is a lot less attention-grabbing than "Designing my (Gay) Wedding". :)
Thats my problem
I'm gay, it's my wedding, and I think that the same-sex aspect of the event is likely interesting to readers above and beyond an opposite-sex wedding due to the time in which we live. I see nothing wrong with calling that out.
Genuinely happy for you guys, despite not knowing you personally. I can't wait for the day where weddings aren't segregated between gay and straight.
Everything is lookin' good btw
Thanks Mike! I appreciate it. :)
Sean, thanks for sharing. It was cool to see how you thought through the decisions you made.
Looking forward for the other parts of this series :D
Don't forget to post them here. This is really good.
Thank you, Catalin! I hope to have part 2 up before Christmas rolls around. I'll make sure to post it here!
Way to go guys! And congratulations as well. It looks like you've got some great ideas planned already.
Thanks Ewen! Actually, this is a retrospective, since the wedding was in September. :) I should probably have said that right up front.
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